Can Interventions that Strengthen Couples' Relationships Confer Additional Benefits for their Health? A Randomized Controlled Trial with African American Couples.
Prev Sci
; 22(3): 386-396, 2021 04.
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| ID: mdl-33009991
ABSTRACT
This study examined the effects of the Protecting Strong African American Families (ProSAAF) prevention program on adults' self-reported health outcomes 25 months after enrollment. ProSAAF is a couple-focused prevention program specifically designed to meet the needs of African-American families residing in the rural South. African-American couples (N = 346) with an early adolescent child participated in a randomized controlled trial of the program. Dyadic data analyses indicated significant direct effects on changes in couple functioning post-intervention as well as significant indirect effects of ProSAAF on changes in health through post-intervention improvements in couple functioning. These benefits were documented for men's and women's general health, depressive symptoms, and problematic sleep. There were no significant direct effects of ProSAAF participation on changes in health. Findings provide tempered optimism regarding the potential benefits of couple-focused programming for adults' physical, mental, and behavioral health.
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MEDLINE
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Población Rural
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Negro o Afroamericano
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Terapia de Parejas
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Prev Sci
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
Año:
2021
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Article
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Estados Unidos